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About Chekla Village

Chekla is a mid sized village in Bhinmal tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 562 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chekla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chekla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bhinmal
Pincode 307515
Area (hectares) 1503 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 562
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chekla compares

By the 2011 count Chekla is the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 1503 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chekla

Chekla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chekla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chekla from other places

Chekla lies about 62 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Malwara, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chekla
Nearest railway station Malwara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinmal 26 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 26 km
District headquarters Jalor 62 km

Villages closest to Chekla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinmal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chekla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chekla village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Chekla village has 562 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chekla has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chekla is 307515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chekla covers 1503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chekla falls under Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chekla is Malwara, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chekla.

Chekla is about 62 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chekla is in Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district. Malwara is about 16 km away. Bhinmal is about 26 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padar (2.7 km), Jawiya (3.2 km) and Jaswant Pura (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chekla today is likely to be higher.

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